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• Lenox, United States

Known as “The Mount,” Wharton used her estate to illustrate the ideals outlined in her 1898 book, “The Decoration of Houses.” She also personally designed its grounds & gardens. (From Aerial America)Read more

Boat / Ferry

• Boston, United States

During the War of 1812, British cannonballs bounced off the ship’s oaken hull, earning it the nickname “Old Ironsides.” It later made its first around-the-world journey in 1846. (From Aerial America)Read more

Lighthouse

• Cape Neddick, United States

Along with the Great Wall of China & the Taj Mahal, NASA included a photo of this site in the Voyager I space probe as an example of Earth’s most impressive manmade structures. (From Aerial America)Read more

Performing Arts

• Flushing, United States

At various points in its history, this town hall housed a courthouse, a Union Army barracks, an opera theater and a police precinct. Teddy Roosevelt once spoke from its steps. (From Aerial America)Read more

Museum

• Albany, United States

This state-run Smithsonian Affiliate traces the history of New York back billions of years with items that include fossils, native artifacts & a reconstructed Mastodon skeleton. (From Aerial America)Read more

Boat / Ferry

• Wilmington, United States

This ship brought some of the earliest white colonists to Delaware in 1638. Its passengers wereSwedish and Finnish, a rarity in an era dominated by the English and Dutch. (From Aerial America)Read more

Art Museum

• Lowell, United States

The history of Lowell’s textile industry is documented here with examples of its famous wares, as well as thousands of personal letters written by factory workers themselves. (From Aerial America)Read more

Park

• Lowell, United States

While Lowell is best known for its significance to the Industrial Revolution, native son Jack Kerouac also set five of his novels here, including “The Town and the City.” (From Aerial America)Read more

History Museum

• Plymouth, United States

This historic site hosted the very first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. The local Wampanoag people supplied five fresh deer, while the colonists served corn, barley and peas. (From Aerial America)Read more

Landmark

• Gloucester, United States

This monument was erected in 1923 to honor more than 300 years of seafaring in the waters off Gloucester. It also bears the names of hundreds of sailors drowned or lost at sea. (From Aerial America)Read more

Office

• Boston, United States

While under construction, many of this tower’s 500-pound panes of mirrored glass came loose, falling onto the streets below. It cost up to $8 million to repair the damage. (From Aerial America)Read more

Forest

• Mount Hood, United States

Named in 1792, climbers didn’t conquer Mount Hood’s nearly vertical upper slopes for another 50 years. About 10,000 still attempt the climb yearly and 130 have died trying. (From Aerial America)Read more